METRO DIGEST || Workshop on suicide, PTSD in vet May 13

Supporting veterans

NILES

“Supporting Veterans and their Families,” a workshop about suicide risk and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder, is offered by the Mahoning and Trumbull County Suicide Prevention Coalitions from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. May 13 at Ciminero’s Banquet Center, 123 N. Main St.

To register, call 330-747-5111 by Monday. No walk-ins are accepted. The cost is $15, which includes breakfast.

Presenters are Amber Stiles-Bodnar, who supervises a therapeutic foster-care program at Homes for Kids-Child and Family Solutions; and Dr. Joseph P. Pecorelli, a clinical psychologist from Hermitage, Pa.

Among workshop objectives is discussing effective strategies in working with veterans and their families.

Benefit concert set

YOUNGSTOWN

Martina Montgomery and Marcus “Gameface” Boyd of Gameface Music Productions are having a free concert from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 827 Wilson Ave., to benefit area homeless via the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley.

The event is free, but people are asked to bring canned and nonperishable food items and/or hygiene products, such as shampoo and hand soap, for donation to the mission. Any gift certificates received will be used to buy items for the mission.

There will be more than 20 acts entertaining at the concert, including the host church’s musical groups. Food and prizes will be available. For information, call 330-651-0432.

Flat-screen TV stolen

BOARDMAN

A man broke into a township home and stole a flat-screen television Wednesday morning.

According to a police report, authorities were called to an Edenridge Drive home after a neighbor saw an unidentified man walk out the front door with a flat-screen TV.

The man was able to get into the house through an unlocked door in the garage after breaking a garage window.

The 55-inch Phillips flat-screen TV is valued at $1,000, police said.

Spring cleanup

WARREN

The Kenmore Neighborhood Association will have its annual spring cleanup starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the AETNA building, 2507 Youngstown Road. Lunch will be provided to volunteers.

School plant sale

CANFIELD

Students in the horticulture program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, will have the school’s annual public spring plant sale beginning Monday.

It is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., throughout this month until all items are sold.

Students have prepared items including assorted annuals, hanging baskets and fresh vegetables. Flats of flowers also will be available.

For information, contact Mary June Emerson at 330-729-4000, ext. 1671.

Plant sale at park

WARREN

Friends of the Greenhouse Consortium will have its annual plant sale at the Packard Park Greenhouse from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Tomatoes, peppers, vegetables, herbs, annuals and more will be available.

Recovery documentary

HOWLAND

A free showing of the documentary “The Anonymous People” will take place at 6 p.m. May 13 at Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton Drive NE. It is about the more than 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. It features addiction-recovery advocates who have come out of the shadows to seek recovery-based solutions.

DNA kits for families

WARREN

The Bazetta-Cortland Optimist Club, Bazetta Police Department and Bazetta Fire Department have joined for a Child Safety Program that provides DNA kits to families in Lakeview Elementary School.

The kits will be sent home with the students for parents to process. The kits will remain in the parents’ possession unless a child is reported missing. Then they can be used to help authorities locate the child.

The Bazetta Cortland Optimist Club Donated $1,000 to Bazetta Police Department to acquire the kits.

Toastmasters event

WARREN

Warren Toastmasters Club will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Raymond John Wean Foundation offices, 147 W. Market St., to educate the public on the club, which helps people develop better speaking, listening and leadership skills.

After a brief meet-and-greet period, members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that includes impromptu speeches, prepared speeches and evaluations. The open house is free, and refreshments will be provided.

Boardman patrols

BOARDMAN

The Boardman Police Department will be supplementing its regular patrols with high-visibility patrols this prom weekend. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, teens are more at risk during prom season than any other time of the year. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and more than one out of three of those are alcohol-related. Statistics further show that traffic deaths among teens are at their highest during prom-season weekends.

Officers will be targeting all violators for both aggressive- and distracted-driving offenses, seat-belt usage and operating a vehicle while impaired-related violations, including underage drinking.

For more information, contact Sgt. John Allsopp, traffic unit supervisor, at 330-729-2096 or jallsopp@boardmantwp.com.

Road closing for party

YOUNGSTOWN

Oak Hill Avenue between Cleveland and Kenmore avenues will be closed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday for a block party.

Ovarian Cancer Day

YOUNGSTOWN

In celebration of World Ovarian Cancer Day, the Rose Mary Flanagan Ovarian Cancer Foundation and the NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Foundation present a screening of the movie “No Evidence of Disease” on Thursday at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane.

The doors open at 6 p.m.; the screening begins at 6:30 p.m. To reserve tickets, which are $12 each, visit www.rmfocf.org. To learn about the movie, visit www.nedthemovie.com.

There also will be a dessert reception along with a chat session with ovarian-cancer survivor Katie Ricciuti Kline, founder of the NormaLeah foundation, and Jodie Shagrin Kavensky and Dr. Paul Rich.